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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 1979; v. 8; p. 287-289;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1979.008.01.31
© 1979 Geological Society of London

3. Tectonics

The state of strain adjacent to the Great Glen fault

Lindsay M. Parson

Department of Geology, University of Liverpool, P.O. Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX

Fabric and pebble studies near Fort Augustus indicate that strong NW-SE compression has acted but structures indicative of lateral NE-SW displacement are absent.





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